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Food And DrinkNorthwest Food News – April 2014
This month: a new Manchester pub, getting engaged with food poverty, going for a stroll, and lots and lots of itsy-bitsy, obesity-fighting, portion-controlling small plates Read more »| 01 Apr 2014 -
Food And DrinkPhagomania: Edible Still Life
Hey you! Amateur food-snapper! Put down your fancy phone and get off Instagram for a moment; you might just learn a thing or two from photographer Henry Hargreaves Read more »| 01 Apr 2014 -
Food And DrinkBrain Food
The Edinburgh International Science Festival is back, with an even bigger food programme than ever. Here’s our guide to the varying degrees of scientific lunacy on offer Read more »| 01 Apr 2014 -
Fashion
Future Perfect: ECA's Graduating Class
Future Perfect: ECA's Graduating Class The annual Edinburgh College of Art fashion show is one of Scotland’s key fashion events. From the 23-25... Read more »| 01 Apr 2014 -
FashionHawes and Curtis Fashion Show
Tuesday 1 April will mark the one year anniversary of the launch of the luxury brand Hawes and Curtis' upmarket George Street Store. To celebrate this, the brand will be holding a fashion show in the Dirty Martini Lounge of Edinburgh’s Le Monde Hotel Read more »| 28 Mar 2014 -
Fashion
The Alternative and Burlesque Fair
For the first time, The Ultimate Alternative Shopping and Entertainment Experience stops off in Glasgow on its UK-wide tour. With up to 1,000 monthly guests,... Read more »| 28 Mar 2014
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Fashion
In Fine Style: The Art of Tudor and Stuart Fashion
It’s not just the 21st century’s celebrities that spend excessive amounts on elaborate and luxurious clothing. In Fine Style: The Art of Tu... Read more »| 28 Mar 2014 -
Tech
Pinball Arcade
Pinball and the games industry have always endured an uneasy co-existence. Locked in a battle for supremacy with coin-operated video games throughout the lat... Read more »| 25 Mar 2014 -
Tech
First Look: Steam Marines
Steam Marines is possibly one of the hardest games within the indie genre to complete. Where other developers have focused on rich story telling or creating ... Read more »| 24 Mar 2014 -
Tech
Deus Ex: The Fall
Building the Deus Ex universe has been a steady, sure-footed endeavour so far, with only four games under its umbrella since 2000's initial, self-titled entr... Read more »| 24 Mar 2014 -
Tech
South Park: The Stick of Truth
After successfully shitting myself attempting to hurt my foe with fart magic, my team mate, Princess Kenny, gets his chebs out to distract the enemy and caus... Read more »| 24 Mar 2014 -
Tech
Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes
Ground Zeroes is effectively an early access to Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain, due for release in 2015. However, its protracted development has led to... Read more »| 20 Mar 2014 -
Tech
Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc
Hope’s Peak Academy was once a school for Japan’s most gifted individuals. Now all that resides is a psychopathic teddy bear who’s created ... Read more »| 20 Mar 2014 -
Food And Drink
Northwest Food News – March 2014
This month: finally, oh finally, food and clubbing collide (no seal gags!), Liverpool gains more restaurants, and for Mother's Day there are options involving crypts, chocolate and Sunday roasts Read more »| 17 Mar 2014 -
Tech
Thief
Despite the singular title, Thief stands as the fourth game in a franchise that has lain dormant since 2004. This long mooted revival of the cult classic has... Read more »| 13 Mar 2014